"return to haunt one" 怎么发音
expression
ri-TURN tuh HAWNT wuhn
ri-TURN too HAWNT won
释义
If something you did in the past 'returns to haunt you,' it causes you trouble or problems later.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ɹiˈtɝn/, /ɹɪˈtɝn/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈhɔnt/ /ˈwən
英式英语
ɹɪˈtɜːn/ /tˈuː/ /hˈɔːnt/ /wˈɒn
简化发音
美式
ri-TURN tuh HAWNT wuhn
英式
ri-TURN too HAWNT won
语境中听
His lies will return to haunt him one day.
If you cheat, it might return to haunt you later.
Her mistake at work returned to haunt her during her review.
I knew skipping those classes would return to haunt me eventually.